diff --git a/source/plg_system_t3/includes/lessphp/less.php b/source/plg_system_t3/includes/lessphp/less.php
index fe252326b5..2caa380a79 100644
--- a/source/plg_system_t3/includes/lessphp/less.php
+++ b/source/plg_system_t3/includes/lessphp/less.php
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
  *
  * @package T3
  */
+// prevent over max_nesting config in some case
+@ini_set('xdebug.max_nesting_level', 120);
+ 
 class T3LessCompiler
 {
 	public static function compile ($source, $importdirs) {